Denver Post: Entertainment
- Denver’s Ruby Hill Rail Yard opens for urban skiing, snowboarding this weekend
Thursday - 01/23/2025 - 03:42 PMDenver skiers and snowboarders looking to shred in city limits can make the trek to the Ruby Hill Rail Yard starting Sunday to try out newly designed rails, boxes and configurations.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- ‘Emilia Pérez’ leads Oscar nominations with 13
Thursday - 01/23/2025 - 09:00 AMBy JAKE COYLE, Associated Press Film Writer
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As fresh fires raced across the Los Angeles region, an embattled movie industry lined up behind the Netflix narco-musical about transgender identity “Emilia Pérez” in Oscar nominations Thursday. - Seeds, tools, bikes: You can borrow more than books at Colorado public libraries
Friday - 01/17/2025 - 08:00 AMBrowsing through the stacks for the latest bestseller or a treasured tome will always be the main reason to visit a public library, but there are some newer reasons, too.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Things to do in Denver: Snow sculptures, cowboy poetry and more
Thursday - 01/16/2025 - 08:00 AMThe world’s best snow sculptures
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Monday-Jan. 29. See snow artists at the free International Snow Sculpture Championships in Breckenridge. The 34th event brings the best snow-sculpting teams from around the globe as they carve 12-foot tall, 25-ton blocks of snow by hand. Last year’s was Team Mexico, which swept with a gold medal, the Artist’s Choice, and People’s Choice awards. - Who makes the best IPA in Colorado? New homegrown beer competition will soon find out.
Wednesday - 01/15/2025 - 03:32 PMStates like Texas, Minnesota and North Carolina host annual beer competitions that celebrate the best pours from local breweries.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - One Colorado adventure for each month of the year
Wednesday - 01/15/2025 - 08:00 AMEach month in Colorado, and every season, offers a chance to experience something that is definitively of this place. Sometimes this means a local festival or annual event, but often it’s just planning to take advantage of the season and be wowed.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Museum showcases world-famous Indigenous North American arts collection
Monday - 01/13/2025 - 08:00 AMThe Denver Art Museum’s Indigenous Arts of North America Collection is one of the things that sets it apart from other major cultural institutions. The museum’s holdings are among the best in the world — and for solid reasons.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Country star Chris Stapleton announces big Denver show
Friday - 01/10/2025 - 08:36 AMGrammy-nominated country star Chris Stapleton announced a summertime date for Denver this week as part of his “All-American Road Show” tour.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 10 things you can only do in (or around) Denver
Thursday - 01/09/2025 - 08:00 AMWhether you’re traveling somewhere else or staying home to explore, it’s always worthwhile to check out those spots that are unique to that place. These might be particular due to the natural environment, thanks to an artistic vision, or historic preservation.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- After losing its previous space, comedy club finds new home, fills it with stand-up headliners
Wednesday - 01/08/2025 - 08:00 AMOne of Denver’s most successful independent comedy clubs is returning this month after getting booted out of its previous home.
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Denver Comedy Underground, which has regularly packed the Cheesman Park basement of the Althea Center for Engaged Spirituality with local and national comedy headliners, has moved into a space next to Woods Boss Brewing Company, in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood, said founder, owner and comic Ben Bryant.
- Wheat Ridge’s newest brewery is also a bowling alley and bike shop
Thursday - 01/23/2025 - 08:00 AMIf Wheat Ridge’s newest entertainment venue, The Werks, were a report card it would boast straight Bs – as in bowling, beer, burgers and bikes. According to owner Paul Porter, having all those under one roof is what makes visiting an A-plus experience.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- PHOTOS: MLK Jr. African-American Heritage Rodeo
Tuesday - 01/21/2025 - 11:00 PMThe MLK Jr. African American Heritage Rodeo took to the Denver Coliseum on Jan. 20, 2024, as part of the National Western Stock Show in Denver. The rodeo honors the legacy of legendary cowboy Bill Picket and his influence on Black Western heritage, and features events from bull riding and barrel racing, to mutton bustin’.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive,’ dies at 78
Thursday - 01/16/2025 - 01:42 PMBy JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer
David Lynch, the filmmaker celebrated for his uniquely dark and dreamlike vision in such movies as “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and the TV series “Twin Peaks,” has died just days before his 79th birthday.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 10 must-see Denver concerts in 2025, from Billy Strings to Tyler, the Creator
Thursday - 01/16/2025 - 08:00 AMIt’s too early to say which concerts will define Denver’s 2025 music scene, but one thing’s certain: country music is having another huge moment.
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Last year seemed to be the plaything of Taylor Swift and her blockbuster Eras tour, which took over Empower Field at Mile High for a pair of shows in July, and sold out tens of thousands of tickets in minutes. - What is skijoring like in Colorado? “The most fun you can have with your pants on.”
Wednesday - 01/15/2025 - 08:00 AMRichard Weber III proudly comes from a long line of Western Slope ranchers, and on a recent bluebird day with subfreezing temperatures, he looked the part. Standing amidst a crowd at the Ouray County Fairgrounds, Weber wore a red button-down shirt and blue jeans with a sparkling silver belt buckle.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Colorado ski town museums that are worth a visit
Tuesday - 01/14/2025 - 08:00 AMIf you can pull yourself away from skiing or snowboarding, consider taking a few hours to visit a museum on your next ski adventure to restore your body and fuel your mind.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Denver pizza shop reopens in new space in Santa Fe art district
Friday - 01/10/2025 - 08:10 AMThree days before his new pizza shop was set to open in Denver’s Art District on Santa Fe, Jake Rothey was blending edamame into plant-based ricotta, accepting a 10-pound case of blue oyster mushrooms and detailing his love of down-to-earth dining, all at the same time.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Longhorns missing from National Western Stock Show parade because of icy roads
Thursday - 01/09/2025 - 05:42 PMA beloved staple of the National Western Stock Show’s kick-off parade was missing Thursday after a winter storm and icy roads prevented dozens of longhorns from making the trip to Denver.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - This rodeo is the best part of the National Western Stock Show
Wednesday - 01/08/2025 - 08:00 AMEditor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- The deepest hot springs in the world feeds this Colorado wintertime playground
Tuesday - 01/07/2025 - 08:00 AMAveraging 430 inches of natural snow annually, Wolf Creek Ski Area is known for getting “the most snow in Colorado.”
While the slopes are a big draw in winter, Pagosa Springs, just 30 minutes west of the ski area, offers a plethora of winter activities, from steamy to icy. When I had out-of-state friends visiting, and one doesn’t ski, we set out to find fun off the slopes in this quaint town in southwest Colorado.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Heavy metal-themed brewery to close two locations in Aurora, Denver
Thursday - 01/23/2025 - 06:01 PMA local brewery known for its inventive beers will soon shutter both of its locations on the Front Range.
Incantation Brewing, formerly known as Jade Mountain Brewery & Teahouse, announced its intent to close this week.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - A ballet that’s not afraid to get a little, or a lot, sexy
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More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Saving Duck Lake: City Park combats bird poop, dead trees and algae to craft “birder’s paradise”
Friday - 01/17/2025 - 08:00 AMA new wave of upgrades at City Park’s Duck Lake is reinvigorating the oft-troubled, 5-acre site, including water filtration to fight rampant summer algae, new nesting structures to combat the bird poop that is weakening trees, and a long-overdue public art project that will transform the lake’s northeast border.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - For the first time in a while, Telluride Bluegrass Festival still has tickets available
Thursday - 01/16/2025 - 10:15 AMIf the Telluride Bluegrass Festival has been on your bucket list, there’s still time to cross it off in 2025.
Zach Tucker, vice president of the fest’s production company Planet Bluegrass, tells The Denver Post there are “a fair amount” of tickets still available for this year’s event at shop.bluegrass.com.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Denver Botanic Gardens closing this weekend due to subzero temperatures
Wednesday - 01/15/2025 - 06:33 PMDenver Botanic Gardens will close for three days starting Saturday as a wave of bitter-cold temperatures is expected to grip the metro area.
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The nonprofit will temporarily shutter both its York Street location and Littleton-based Chatfield Farms, officials said in a Wednesday statement. - Denver Shroom Fest will take another trip to RiNo in June
Monday - 01/13/2025 - 02:49 PMThe Denver Shroom Fest will return in 2025 after a successful inaugural year.
Organizers said Monday that the second installment will take place June 15 at ReelWorks,1399 35th St., Denver, in the River North Arts District, the same place it popped up in 2024.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - DIA’s iconic art collection lands a new star even as the airport struggles to bring back pieces that have been in storage for ye
Monday - 01/13/2025 - 08:00 AMThomas Evans knows the power of public art. The Denver muralist, who works under the name Detour, has received dozens of commissions for color-splashed paintings and building-sized murals around the country.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Things to do in Denver: Lifesized monopoly, National Western Stock Show
Thursday - 01/09/2025 - 08:00 AMA grand Western tradition
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Through Jan. 26. The 16-day National Western Stock Show gets underway Saturday, Jan. 11 (and continues through Jan. 26), with a jam-packed schedule of rodeos, animal displays, Western livestock and agricultural culture, competitions, a trade show, and all-ages fun to celebrate the event’s 119th installment. - These are the most popular songs played on digital jukebox TouchTunes in Denver and Colorado
Wednesday - 01/08/2025 - 08:00 AMThe most popular songs people played on the digital jukebox app TouchTunes in Denver and Colorado in 2024 are an ode to the state’s cowboy-hat-tipping, boot-scootin’ roots.
TouchTunes is featured in more than 65,000 bars, restaurants and venues across North America and Europe.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Civic Center is losing Christkindlmarket in 2025 as the city preps for construction in Denver park
Tuesday - 01/07/2025 - 08:00 AMBig changes at Civic Center are driving out the park’s popular Christkindlmarket in 2025, but annual mega-festivals and multi-day concerts such as the Outside Festival will return this summer.
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